New Delhi, Aug 12 - The national capital's civic agency is all set to tackle the spread of the influenza A (H1N1) virus in its own unique way - by distributing medicinal plants like tulsi and giloy to residents. Ayurvedic practitioners believe these plants can boost immunity and help fight swine flu.

Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) leader of house Subhash Arya Wednesday said: 'The corporation will provide giloy branches and leaves as well as tulsi plants to the citizens of Delhi free of cost so that they could safeguard themselves from swine flu.'

'These will be distributed through the municipal councillors from their residential offices. The residents of their ward would collect these herbal plants from there,' he added.

This decision was taken after a meeting of MCD councillors and members of the civic agency's garden and horticulture departments.